Dr. David Hofmann

Biography

David Hofmann is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of New Brunswick, where he serves as the Director of the Criminology Criminal Justice Program. He is a nationally-recognized expert in far-right extremism and violence, with extensive experience in conducting funded research in collaboration with governmental partners such as Public Safety Canada and National Defence. His role as co-lead on a multi-year government-funded project, focusing on the research of hateful conduct and right-wing extremism in the Canadian Armed Forces, positions him as a key figure in understanding and analyzing the breadth and depth of far-right ideologies within military contexts. Additionally, David is a research fellow at the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society, and the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research. His current research interests span several areas including terrorism and political violence, charismatic leadership, right-wing extremism, apocalyptic millenarian groups, and criminal and illicit networks, utilizing mixed methodologies with a particular focus on social network analysis. He is open to potential supervision of undergraduate, MA, and PhD research projects.

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